Research Projects

Due to their dual identity as places of local cultural narratives and places of personal and collective memories, islands offer a unique context for the formation of memories. The project investigates the interplay between locally curated memory practices and translocal memory objects, focusing on the North Sea islands of Schiermonnikoog (Netherlands) and Spiekeroog (Germany). By (…)

Based on our own needs regarding collaborative work, methodological expansion, fair data usage, and support for open research processes, ZeMKI has been developing OpenQDA since January 2023. You can use the software at https://openqda.org/ and find the source code and developer documentation at https://github.com/openqda. The current special features of OpenQDA are: As a web-based application (…)

Participating institutions: ZeMKI, University of Bremen, Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans Bredow Institute (HBI), Hamburg Funding: Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) Facebook, X and TikTok promote radicalization and hate speech. Digital platforms and social media are therefore typically seen as problems when it comes to social cohesion. In contrast, this work package focuses (…)

Coordination project of the DFG/FWF Research Unit "Communicative AI" (ComAI)

Subproject of the DFG/FWF Research Unit "Communicative AI" (ComAI)

Following a successful test operation in Bremen, researchers are investigating how the news and information app molo.news can be made available throughout Germany. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is providing 1.5 million euros of funding for the project.

This project analyzes how genealogy platforms shape and change media practices related to memory. It combines a mapping of platforms and an analysis of affordances with research into the lived experiences of users.

Project management: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp (ZeMKI, University of Bremen), Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen (Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans Bredow Institute (HBI), Hamburg) Participating institutions: ZeMKI, University of Bremen, Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans Bredow Institute (HBI), Hamburg Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG) The fundamental aim of this research project is (…)